New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-04
never meet the great popular expectations which
the title would necessarily excite.


The circumstances Of the first application Of to
new closure rule in the House Of Commons were
highly dramatic but the majority did not, from
an American POINT of view. make an arbitrary use
Of tteir p.wcr Debate is cut off by the oper iton
of similar rules in every other legislative assem-
bly, in the world, the rights of the minority being
more carefully protected in the Commons than else
where Such motions must have The support Of
over 200 members if the minority exceeds 40;
so that the closure cannot be applied without the
consent of majority in full
House. and such q majority, by all
modern canons OF constitutional practice,
should have absolute control over legislation. Inc
Cocrconists merely avaled themselves or their
legal privileges and Used rule which Mr.. ulad-
stone hirisclf framed few years ago. Inc real
significance OF the scene was the emphatic protest
which Mr.. Gladstone made against coercion iegls-
lation of any kind and the unanimity with which
he was supported by irish and English Home
Rulers.
The Boston Advertiser" prints at the head OF
its local columns statement of "what goes on
today" Here is the statement in full for Friday
last
WHAT GOES ON TO-DAY.
Hearing on railroad accident by commissioners at 20
Annual meeting Parker Fraternity at rooms 1880
IL is fair to be assumed that this was all that
was going on in Boston on Friday. For OF course
had anything else been going on, The AdveitSef
with rs customary enterprise woujt nave Deen
certain to mention it. A railroad accident near
ing and moral meeting in the morning, with
nothing in the afternoon or evenlhS-
well, our contemporary must admit tha'
this is not programme when mas
in it the promise and potency which convert
city life into terrible temptation. Inc showing
is not calculated to noursh local pride, nor Is II
likely to induce young couples casting about lot
an a agreeable place to spend the honeymoon to pur-
chase tickets for the Hub If Boston wants TO
keep up with the procession this joyous spring
time she must do better than this, she must offer
A larger and more varied assortment OF attractions
In an internafi onal yacht race the defeated
county certainly needs to build new boat if she
expects To try for the pyZc again. But is There
any good reason Why the champion Of 1886 should
not remain tic c. ahpon OF 1887? The cuIler
that can show her heels TO the Mayhower must De
n wonderful boat, vastly superior TO her OF The
yachts which have been the latest victims Oh
American skin and seamanship.
Senator German of Maryland, Is one OF those
Democrats WHO decline to be hypocrites Themselves
or to allow Mr.. Cleveland to be hypocrite II lhey
can help it. The Senator gives to The Bait more
sun a list Of tirly-eght friends OF his appointed
10 Office by Mr. Cleveland, he says, because OIL
heir efficient party service This statement Would
seem to be plain enough. but Mr.. German Is bound
that there shall be no excuse for the AiuSwump
wayfarer though many times fool TO 1ali 10 see
It's force In other words, he continues, lead
.ng and repres NATIVE party men were removed
I, ,,ttIIi active
Democrats were appointed in their places lie
would have none OF the dishonest removal upon
chargcsp business done in his biliwick Every
removal was made so ms to accommodate Demo
crat who wanted Ilacc. What the Senator says is
true and every sane knows fun well
that IL could only have been true
by the Presidents willing Cooperation
The South is opposed to the Clvll Ger
wee law, and Mr.. Cleveland has made business
OF Ignoring it. He trucliles to the MuSwumps OF
Boston on, day and trucSes to the Bourbons oil
the South the next. The current issue OF lhe
Alexandria Gazette contains an expression OF
preference as to Presidential nominees on the part
OF the State lei lators at Richmond. Cleveland
leads the list, and Virginia leads the Lst
of southern states in the number of Cleveland
appointecs. Nearly 1000 roSt-o appointments
were made in that state before the November
election of 1885. Sir. Cleveland knows what he
Is after.
Fortunately there hrs been during the last few
ontbs an almost entire absence Of those accidents
on the new aqucduct which for lons time made
the history Of that great work painfully bloody
The explosion last week was caused by u chai2e
that had been overlooked and forgotten Of
course such thin, could not occur without care
lcssucss on some ones part but tins accident Is
less distressing than the manning and slaughter
Of men by the falling of buckets or the tunlolhs
down of rocks not properly supported Ihero
seems to have been noteworthy Improvement Iii
the management of the work, and desirable
advance in the estimate placed upon the value OIL
human life by the contractors.